The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-05-26
ELTON ECHOES.
A Fresh Batch Of News from Our Regular
Correspondent.


Correspondent.
Corn planting for this year Is abOuI
finished Improvements on the cOun
try roads are next In order. The road
commissioners will soon be busy. :. Mr.
81. Stahl, of West Lebanon, is preparing
to build a new residence and other nee
es sTy buildings Oh bis farm near the
creek. Country life Is exceedingly
pleasant, Mr. 8. and we believe you will
enjoy 1t. .Dairymen from the "Re
serve" counties are buying up large lots
Of good cattle in our section :. June
taxes will soon begin to agitate the
property holder. Mr.. henry Sh0rb
whose dwelling was destroyed by fire
some time ago. expects to rebuild this
summer, having employed Mr.. ID. BOugh'
man, the veteran carpenter of Sugar
Creek, to lead the enterprise.
Mr.. j. HOllingar and wife visited IL c..
nal Fulton and MaSsillOn the latter DaIi
Of last week. A daughter lives In tie
former city. Our young society people
attended HOP" at Mr.. Sibila's, near
Msssillon, last Thursday night. An Ell
jOyable time was had. The event OF
the week In the way Of social gather.
ings was the surprise given Miss Lulu
Hoax In honor Of her birthday. It was
arranged and ordered by Miss n. Bra.
den and was success In all particu-
ars, even In the surprise given.
West Lebanon juveniles we're plenteOus,
....A communion service to be held IN
the different churches Of Tuscarawss
charge about the first Sabbath Of June,
has been announced. The classes which
was held IN Akron was asked to desig.
nate who should fill the vacancy caused
by having no regular pastor. Straw
berries promise g00dly yield this sea-
'On. E. . Ascension day was observed by
some Of our good folks In attending
church at West BrOOkfleld and MassillOn
go. Miss Cora Hassler, who acc0mpan
led Rev. Masses family east on their
journey, intending to remain with
them until nicely fixed 10 theiI
home. Is expected home shortly..
Mr.. Z. B. Baden and partner, prOprie
tor of the celebrated Braden stone guar
ries have choice lot Of building anG
other stone In the quarry yard with
which to fill all orders In that line Oi
business. The quality Of stone Ia fully
equal to that Of the MassIllon rock.
Werlich d ATment, our contracting ma
sons, are extremely busy having wOTE
to run full time. A few contracts have
been refused on account cf insufficient
time. Good work always brings gOOC
patti On8ge and steady employment as 6
reward -. The new residence of r. W
McCaughey on the Thompson farm Ii
nearing completion. .Shanklin & Co
intend to locate their sRwmill neal
Marshallville this summer. ;. On next
Friday evening. May 9th, an entertain
ment Of a literary caste is to be given al
East GreenVille, a little village about
six miles north Of us. 1t is to be con
dncted under the management Of the N
Z. church Of that place. The proceeds
are to be used In the erec
ti0n Of the new church. It is intended
to hold the exercises In the spacious
tent Of the Stark County Horticultural
Society. Stands's C0rnet Band has been
employed to furnish the extra music
for the occasion, which will nc
doubt be an excellent feature Of the OK
erclses. II the weather is favorable we
bespeak for them full canvas and q
jolly time. The West LobanOn Band
has announced festival, to take place
on the second Saturday evening Of
June. Thus they come and CO.. Our
country people are all ag0g over Deco.
ration day and its accompanying exer.
cises. Mr.. David Teeples and his son
ln-law, Mr.. j. ]. Altland, visited Mr..
Altland's father last Sabbath.